Professor Della Freeth from the Centre for Medical Education will be delivering a seminar entitled “Supporting accomplished facilitation: Using appreciative inquiry to underpin the development of web-based self-directed learning materials for faculty working in clinical simulation centres”.

For further details, including how to book a place, please see the seminar web page on the Learning Institute web site.

This is a reminder that Blackboard will be unavailable for the entire day tomorrow, Tuesday the 8th of November, for a planned upgrade. Work will begin at 7am and is likely to continue well past 5pm.

We had previously announced a plan to carry out this work on Thursday last week. Users from several departments requested that we delay this work until this week. We appreciate users taking the time to read the announcements and keep us aware of any issues.

The 8th of November has been identified as a a period of low activity but we do apologise for the inconvenience we realise this will cause.

If you have any questions about this downtime please email elu-support@qmul.ac.uk

Regards,

VLE Admin

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may be causing.

Please note that these problems are confined to the Turnitin service only and no other part of Blackboard is affected.

We apologise for any inconvenience that this is causing.

The E-Learning Unit (ELU) in The Learning Institute is responsible for developing, promoting and providing support for e-learning across Queen Mary, University of London. We are expanding our range of activities to engineer a step-change in the College-wide provision of e-learning. This is a new post to work at the front line of support for staff engaged in e-learning across the College.

This role will provide excellent first-line support for staff with queries about the Virtual Learning Environment (currently Blackboard CE8) and other e-learning services offered by the ELU, both online and face-to-face. The post holder will also produce online learning materials, put in place solutions for effective online support and help to deliver projects on our E-Learning Production Scheme.

Further details can be found on the QMUL Human Resources web site

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We are looking for a Learning Technologist to provide developmental support for the effective use of learning technologies across Queen Mary, University of London.

You will be joining a successful team of 7 in the E-Learning Unit, which forms a part of The Learning Institute, a vibrant centre of expertise providing specialist services to promote and enhance learning and development across the QM community.

You will be an accomplished communicator, adept at delivering staff learning and development sessions about learning technologies. You will be able to identify learning needs and devise and implement solutions to meet them. You will have strong technical knowledge of a range of learning technologies, including Blackboard CE8 and ECHO 360, and will need to have demonstrable experience in administrating both these products. You will be working daily with staff (and sometimes students) across the range of subjects at QM. You will have experience in podcasting, delivering webinar training sessions, developing web-based materials and using web-based video for learning support and development.

Further details can be found on the QMUL Human Resources web site

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Eric Magnuson on Flickr

Are you currently a student at Queen Mary? (or do you know one?). Are you interested in the use of technology in education? Are you confident with computers? Would you like to earn some money?

The E-Learning Unit is currently looking to employ a number of students to help with recording some lectures in the School of Medicine and Dentistry to be distributed to distance learners.

For further details on the opportunity including details of what’s required, hours and pay and how to apply, please see our pages on the E-Learning Production Scheme on:

http://www.learninginstitute.qmul.ac.uk/elearning/services/production/assistants/current-opportunities/

The deadline for applications for this particular opportunity is 5pm on Wednesday 12th January 2011.

If this isn’t the right opportunity for you, keep an eye out for others during the year. If you’d like to register to be informed when opportunities arise, please go to http://www.learninginstitute.qmul.ac.uk/elearning/services/production/assistants/register/

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Eric Magnuson on Flickr

The problem with the login page on the SMD Education web site will be rectified as soon as possible and we apologise for any inconvenience this may be causing.